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  1. Persephone Emerald
    Only if one thinks that all Brits look alike.
  2. Persephone Emerald
    Oh my! The SL viewer I tried 14 years ago is not the same SL viewer I tried 6 months ago. I still prefer Firestorm by a wide margin, but I also acknowledge that this is partly because I've been using it for all the time it's been a TPV, so I'm used to it. I've got my settings set how I like them. I know where to go in the Advanced menu to highlight invisible objects, change my camera perspective, or even to make the ocean disappear. I know how to do things with it that a newbie wouldn't even think to want to do. I've tried Black Dragon, so I can say for myself that it has some advantages for photography. I've tried the SL viewer, so I can say it's at least basically usable for a newbie in SL. I haven't tried other viewers, so I won't comment on them. If it's just me talking with a newbie, I'll recommend Firestorm to them as much because this makes it easier for me to explain to them how to do stuff as because it might give them a better SL experience. I don't think it's necessarily the easiest viewer for a newbie to use, however, because it does give them alot of options that the SL viewer doesn't have.
  3. Persephone Emerald
    These are all good features that the SL viewer should add, if it doesn't have these already. Note: Oldbies don't have the monopoly on rezzing ugly stuff. "Ugly" is also a subjective appraisal. Everyone should be able to derender objects they don't want to see in their own viewer. This should be especially clear for those who love the freedom of expression exhibited on Mainland. Others should be free to create the experience they want on their own parcel, but those around them should not be forced to share in that experience. If one person loves seeing all the weird chaos of mainland, great. But if someone else wants to see nothing but empty grass and water around them as far as their viewer can see, this is fine too. Btw, I like the 360 view photos. I don't use this feature much, but it's fun, and it's in Firestorm now too.
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    You answered your own question. Besides using the SL viewer so one can better help newbies, one might want to know how their content looks or works with the SL viewer or how they can improve upon it with a TPV. I think it's also simpler (offering fewer options) than most TPVs, so in theory at least it should be easier for a newbie to use. Maybe for some people with an older computer the SL viewer seems to work better for them too? Like many others perhaps who came into SL because a friend recommended it, I did what my friend suggested and used the Emerald viewer, then later the Firestorm viewer. I barely used the SL viewer, so I'm terrible at helping newbies with it. When I created a new account to see what the new user experience is like with the Welcome Hub and Senra avatars, I also made myself use the SL viewer, to get the full experience. Of course I couldn't erase 14 years of SL experience, but I tried to hobble myself as best I could by using the default viewer and not going to MP or inworld stores for free stuff. (Since, LL dropped me into the Firestorm newbie island instead of the Welcome Hub, I also used a few freebie clothes from there and called myself a returning user instead of a true newbie.)
  5. Persephone Emerald
    "The Virtual Bloke - Queer Eye for the SL Guy" website gives a good breakdown of how to create and dress an avatar, from system layers, through mesh, appliers, and now BOM.
  6. Persephone Emerald
    Are there kinds of inventory that you keep but don't use, just in case you might want it someday? I think many of us have packages we haven't opened or old items we've forgotten about, but are there things you specifically save, imagining you might want them, and then realize you're really never going to use them? I've separated my skin tones into Light Tones, Medium to Dark Tones, and Fantasy Tones. All my avatars are light skinned Caucasian. Yet I still save Asian and African skins. I used a medium brown African skin once for roleplay as an ancient Egyptian woman and once for an unfinished Steampunk romance story I was creating and illustrating. I also used a medium brown male skin for modeling Egyptian male clothes I made and for the man in that unfinished Steampunk story. I've used a lighter medium tone for roleplay a couple other times, created a Mongolian warrior look for my guy avatar, and put on an Asian skin with kimonos a few times. Generally, though, I know I'm not going to use the darker tones I've been saving in my girls' inventory, so I think I'm finally going to delete most of them. I also have boxed up stuff I've put away over the years, but haven't gotten around to sorting and deleting. When I used to decorate for the holidays, for a few years I'd box up my holiday decorations afterward. Some of that stuff is outdated now - sculpts for instance. I also saved group gift sculpts from a couple creators I liked, but I know I'm never going to build with those now. Do you have a hard time deleting these kinds of inventory? Or do you regularly clear out your old inventory if you don't use it?
  7. Persephone Emerald
    That can work too!
  8. Persephone Emerald
    Pick up your stuff or delete it. Otherwise it will go back to your Lost and Found folder with parts of it coalesced. Right click on the ground of your parcel & select Abandon. (Maybe it says "Abandon my Linden Home?). Teleport away, either looking for a new house or going wherever. Be sure to change your Home position to your new Home position.
  9. Persephone Emerald
    Me too. Louisiana Bayou with dirt paths and twisting waterways, alligators and cranes, hanging moss and bottle trees.
  10. Persephone Emerald
    I used to actually enjoy talking with my ex-boyfriend about casting hexes while I was walking through a store. "Don't hex the company you work for while you're still working there," was one of my favorites.
  11. Persephone Emerald
    Maybe we should be glad we don't have realistically wrinkled skin?
  12. Persephone Emerald
    By mentioning Soros specifically you come dangerously close to making this a political statement. The orange one also is famous for using other people's money for everything he does, from real-estate investments to paying for his legal bills.
  13. Persephone Emerald
    Worse than that is people who talk on their phone in the bathroom stall.
  14. Persephone Emerald
    I agree with @Ceka Cianci Reborn is the top curvy body. Kupra still has some clothes for that body shape, but not much is being made for it now. Belleza GenX Curvy and GenX Classic aren't doing any better than Belleza Freya, so between those it's only a difference of a few new clothes vs. a few older clothes. Slink Hourglass is dead. Maitreya dominates the slim to moderately curvy market. This means Lara classic sizes mostly, though some stores have switched to only LaraX for their new clothes. Either way, these 2 bodies use the same skins, so one can use Lara 5.3 for their older outfits and LaraX for their newer ones. Legacy is good for those who don't mind paying $L 5000 for a mesh body, it's high rendering load, and its HUD. Erika and Belleza GenX Classic also work well for this body type, but neither are well supported for clothing. Belleza Isis is dead. Belleza Venus is long dead. With the loss of Slink Physique, the best choices for a slim or athletic body would probably be Lara Petite, PetiteX or Legacy Perky, but I don't wear this shape, so I can't say for sure.
  15. Persephone Emerald
    It's not fair to say that only those who don't know better use the SL viewer. Some people have legitimate reasons for using it. TPVs offer us more options for those who want more flexibility, though. Firestorm also has a great inworld support group. Linden Lab has saved a bunch of money by letting the TPV developers do much of the work and take most of the risk for creating viewers that might have problems. Remember the Pheonix viewer? Users loved it, until they found out one of the developers had been secretly harvesting their data. LL didn't have to take the PR hit when that happened. Phoenix did, and they were lucky their users trusted most of its developers enough to give them another chance with Firestorm. Every mesh body that falls by the wayside has no negative impact on Linden Lab. Meanwhile the starter avatars they create are repeatedly held up as examples of poor production skills. By encouraging users to be innovative while also taking all the risks of creating new products, LL gets all the benefits of a mostly open platform, while also being able to remain unaccountable for many of the problems.
  16. Persephone Emerald
    I suspect there may be someone who would do this for you for a fee, but I don't know who. What you'll need to choose and shape a mesh head to your liking will be several photos from different angles of the head you want to aporoximate, an idea of which mesh head brand(s) you like, and an idea of how much you're willing to pay. Demo heads that look close to the look you want, especially the nose shape, lip shape, and chin shape. Lelutka is my favorite brand for mesh heads, but other EvoX compatible brands may work as well. Having pictures or a mirror (if you're copying your RL face) make it easier to make small adjustments to the face shape sliders. Remember it has to look ok from the side, as well as from the front. Good Luck.
  17. Persephone Emerald
    I have to give credit to most of the patrons at this Starbucks for either quietly minding their own business or politely engaging with the occational gregarious "weirdo". The one time I went to the Panera Bread cafe near here, the family who sat down after the man who had been talking to himself left were louder and more annoying than he had been. Not having much other data, I'll guess that the overly loud music at Panera encourages the patrons to speak too loudly as well.
  18. Persephone Emerald
    What is it about the Starbucks inside Target that attracts overly gregarious people? This one guy has been talking non-stop for the last hour to another guy at a table near him. Not talking *with* him, just a constant stream-of-conscoisness babbling. I thank the gods that I have earplugs to mute him a bit.
  19. Persephone Emerald
    Note these are all prime wine-grape growing areas, so grape vines would be great for Mediterranean landscaping.
  20. Persephone Emerald
    Yes, you can mix and match parts, but you can only Wear one of each of those system parts I mentioned. You can Add multiple parts such as mesh pieces, tattoo layers, and system clothing layers. Skins now can come as both a system Skin (usually on the body), a tattoo layer for the head, and a Universal tattoo layer for EvoX ears. You can wear multiple Tattoo and Universal skin layers. One thing to be careful with is which Shape you wear with mesh heads and bodies. If you wear a shape that is not made for the body and head brand that you're wearing, your avatar will likely look very weird. Once you get a look you like, it's probably best to Save it as an Outfit. Also save a basic look. Then you can easily go back to one these Outfits if your avatar gets messed up.
  21. Persephone Emerald
    When your avatar stays as a cloud, this usually means one of the core components didn't get added. Look under Worn in your inventory to see if you're not wearing a Shape, Brow shape, Skin or Eyes. Then either Wear one of the missing parts or switch to a default avatar, then back to the one you want to wear.
  22. Persephone Emerald
    Are the balloons or floor mesh? Mesh often has trouble recognizing a mesh floor or ground surface. A prim rug is one solution inside a house.
  23. Persephone Emerald
    Rain and wind outside while I'm safe and cozy inside. I'm also glad I'm not in the Sierra mountains this weekend and that this storm is gonna give us a good snow pack.
  24. Persephone Emerald
    Give your alt full owner rights too. If you ever get locked out of SL, they can still handle the necessary business.
  25. Persephone Emerald
    Oh my gosh. I wish now that someone in SL would make a full Chinese porcelain tea set illustrating all the major scandals - past and present - in SL. - Ok, maybe a set of etchings or water colors would suffice. - Call it the "Sky is Falling" set.
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